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Apanasana and Squat pose

This week in our Rexburg Yoga morning class we will play with two poses that are very similar to each other: apanasana and squat. Apanasana is the same as a squat except the student is reclined. Here’s some more details … Continue reading

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Taking care of your liver

The liver’s main function is to filter toxins and excessive or poor quality fatty acids.  When we take in more chemicals or fats than the liver can handle, it stores them.  One way of releasing these stored toxins and fats … Continue reading

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Herxheimer effect

Sometimes the detoxing process can bring on the feeling that you are coming down with a cold. This means that it’s working.   It’s called the herxheimer effect. It’s because toxins are coming from the tissues into the blood stream, … Continue reading

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Detoxing

Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you have a cold or flu, or you have been fasting for a day you have a white or yellow coating on your tongue?  English doesn’t have a name for this but Ayurvedic … Continue reading

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Springtime Yoga for digestion& cleansing

We used this reference last year, and I am posting it up this spring so we can see it again. Happy Spring! Spring cleanse options: Do one of these or all of them – but not at the same time! … Continue reading

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Green Drink and Ginger Tea

Green drink 1 48 oz can of pineapple juice several handfuls of spinach other greens (celery leaves, carrot tops, alfalfa sprouts, mint leaves, dandelion greens) Put 1 or 2 C of water in the blender and add the greens to … Continue reading

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